> Given the prevalence in the real world of scams and fake ads - is there a danger that hiding them from people just means that they are more likely to fall for

> Given the prevalence in the real world of scams and fake ads - is there a danger that hiding them from people just means that they are more likely to fall for them when the inevitable happens. Strong disagree. Once you've avoided ads for a while, the ads that do slip through seem bizarre and flagrantly manipulative. Ads work best on people who are accustomed to ads, to whom ads are normalized. Once you denormalize ads, they become less effective because their manipulative nature comes across plain as day.